Woman who cried rape receives a fixed penalty notice

A woman who lied about being raped has received a fixed penalty notice for wasting police time. The woman, who had claimed she was attacked in an area of land behind a Heywood pub in the early hours of Monday, has been fined £80

A woman who lied about being raped has received a fixed penalty notice for wasting police time.

The woman, who had claimed she was attacked in an area of land behind a Heywood pub in the early hours of Monday, has been fined £80.

Police interviewed a man under caution who told them he'd had consensual sex with the woman who later admitted this was true.

Detective Inspector Debbie Dooley said the case made 'a mockery of the awful experiences of genuine victims'.

She said: “As soon as we received this report we launched a thorough investigation and as a result we have established that no such offence occurred. “To lie about being the victim of such a serious offence obviously causes undue alarm within the community and makes a mockery of the awful experiences of genuine victims. “We treat all allegations of rape extremely seriously and our investigations into serious sexual offences are meticulous. We will always do whatever we can to uncover the truth and anyone who lies will be caught out and dealt with.”